Program Name: Friendship Head Start    License/Registration ID: 45058


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Rebecca A. Canfield Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Friendship
Site Address: Map
17 1/2 Pennsylvania Ave, Friendship, NY 14739
First Licensed/Registration Date: Jan 1, 2001
Current Registration Period: Jan 1, 2023 - Dec 31, 2026 		Phone: (585) 268-7605
Fax: (585) 973-2105
Total Capacity: 49
-Infants: 16
-Toddlers: 16
-Preschool: 17
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 7/16/2024 8:18:47 AM
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 0
-Preschool: 0
-School-Age: 0

*Important Note: This self reported information on open child care slots can quickly change.


Please contact this program for the most current openings.


Care available during non-traditional hours: No
 Removed from referral list: No
This facility has Non-Patient Specific Auto Injectors.

For additional information on this program and compliance history, contact
Office: Buffalo Regional Office
Phone: (716) 847-3828
For additional details and to view the checklist used during an inspection, please click on the Inspection ID links below. Inspection checklists are generated per inspection type and reason. Also note, that any regulatory requirement can be assessed and cited during an inspection and as a result, may not be reflected on the inspection checklist. These items would be reflected in the program's compliance history that is posted.
 Inspection History: (Inspections in the past 24 months)

Date Inspection Type Inspection ID Inspection Result  
Feb 25, 2026 Annual Unannounced 2026-I-BRO-001571 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 5, 2025 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2025-I-BRO-118244 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 21, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-BRO-111598 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jul 31, 2025 Self-Report 2025-I-BRO-055663 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 13, 2025 Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-BRO-046864 Violations Found
Apr 22, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-BRO-032881 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 4, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-BRO-002408 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 9, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-113943 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 22, 2024 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2024-I-BRO-101991 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 27, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-083331 Violations Found
Jun 6, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-051318 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 4, 2024 Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-BRO-035321 No violations cited for this Inspection
Additional Inspection History
*Inspections may be conducted outside of program operating hours and/or off-site(where inspector was not on premises where care is provided) for the following reasons:
-Record/File Review
-Interviewing of Staff
-Or Other Investigative Reasons

 Compliance History
Date of Last Inspection: Feb 25, 2026 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Jun 13, 2025 418-1.8(a) Children cannot be left without competent supervision at any time. Competent supervision includes awareness of and responsibility for the ongoing activity of each child. It requires that all children be within a teacher's range of vision and that the teacher be near enough to respond when redirection or intervention strategies are needed. Competent supervision must take into account the child's age emotional, physical, and cognitive development. Corrected
Sep 27, 2024 418-1.11(c)(2)(i) The health care plan must describe the following: how a daily health check of each child for any indication of illness, injury, abuse or maltreatment will be conducted and documented; Corrected
*Violations are posted on this web site after the inspection results have been finalized in a report mailed to the provider. Violations are listed here as 'Corrected' after the Office has verified corrections with the provider, and a letter confirming the corrections has been mailed to the provider.
For additional information on this program and compliance history, contact
Office: Buffalo Regional Office
Phone: (716) 847-3828
 Enforcement History
The New York State Office of Children and Family Services uses a range of tools to help bring child care programs into compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.

The enforcement actions listed on this website only include denial, revocation or suspension of a child care program's license or registration. Fines are not shown on this website. OCFS stops referring families to the program if a program's license or registration is closed, revoked or suspended.

Other enforcement actions such as Corrective action plans and fines are not shown on this website.
Enforcement Actions since March, 2021: None